Doctor Who fan for life. St Mirren fan for my sins. Wordbodger. Secretly a dumbass.
"Je me presse de rire de tout, de peur d'être obligé d'en pleurer."
@GroovySciFi It was essentially Ralph Alpher's paper, with help from George Gamow, his PhD advisor. Hans Bethe was invited to be co-author purely for the craic.
@jilltowers I *have* come across it before (can't remember where - Wodehouse, possibly?), but it took me an unconscionable time to think of in the game.
@TheZweli America is being annoying again. Also, the half-time entertainment will take twice as long as the maximum permissible half-time break under the laws of the game.
@HITCSevens I think you're right, but nobody noticed at the time. When they eventually did, they all said that getting a bit of luck with refereeing decisions was just part of the game.